halve
verb
[ hɑːv ]
• divide into two parts of equal or roughly equal size.
• "halve the aubergine lengthways"
Similar:
cut in half,
divide into two equal parts,
divide in two,
split in two,
sever in two,
divide equally,
share equally,
bisect,
• fit (crossing timbers) together by cutting out half the thickness of each.
• "the sills are usually halved and pinned together at the corners"
Origin:
Middle English: from half.
